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We're always impressed by people who just won't let diabetes stand in their way.
One of the best examples of that is Nicole Johnson, a fellow type 1 who achieved the dream of becoming Miss America in 1999, and also became a journalist, despite being told at diagnosis that none of that was possible. I was pleased and privileged to see her at the recent JDRF conference in the Detroit area in early May, and…

I may not be a 13-year-old girl, but I'll confess: it may have seemed that way if you saw the range of emotions that came over me while reading a new diabetes book by a young type 1 from Minnesota.
From laughing to crying, I was all over the place. In the end I couldn't be happier to have read -- and to recommend that the Diabetes Community check out -- the first-ever book by…

I remember first hearing the name Joe Solowiejczyk many years ago, long before I got into the world of blogging and attending diabetes conferences or meet-ups.
You might call him "Joe Diabetes" -- the guy everyone walking in our shoes can relate to because he's been living with type 1 for decades, since he was was 7 years old in the early 60s, and he speaks in plain truths on what this D-life is all…

When it comes to my diabetes, the notion of "getting organized" is like that wish-upon-a-star that seems so close but I can never seem to reach. Instead, I tend to always be floating within the black hole of disorganization.
From doctor's appointment and prescription refill schedules to diabetes data monitoring and filing insurance claim paperwork, I'm always losing track of something, and feeling flustered that things are slipping through the cracks.
That's why I was…

The diabetes community's favorite prima ballerina, Zippora Karz, has added "children's author" to her resume. She's just published a thoroughly charming book about a school-age girl with a passion for ballet who gets diagnosed with type 1 diabetes right before the biggest performance of her little life.
Parents of little girls will find "Ballerina Dreams: A Book for Children with Diabetes" reminiscent of the "Nina Nina Ballerina" series, but with a sophisticated diabetes twist. In…